Akihito Adachi

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Akihito Adachi is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Akihito Adachi has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Akihito Adachi's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (13 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (3 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (3 papers). Akihito Adachi is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (13 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (3 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (3 papers). Akihito Adachi collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Akihito Adachi's co-authors include Yasufumi Shigeyoshi, Mamoru Nagano, Ken‐ichi Nakahama, Shizufumi Ebihara, Yutaka Suzuki, Seiichi Hashimoto, Masamitsu Iino, Wenbin Chen, Hiroki R. Ueda and Satoko Hayashi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Akihito Adachi

20 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

A transcription factor response element for gene expressi... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 200 400 600
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A transcription factor response element for gene expression during circadian night
    2002 709 citations Hiroki R. Ueda, Wenbin Chen et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Akihito Adachi Japan 15 1.1k 435 395 282 271 20 1.3k
Jean‐Michel Fustin Japan 22 1.0k 1.0× 307 0.7× 386 1.0× 267 0.9× 1.0k 3.8× 33 2.3k
Horst United States 4 1.0k 1.0× 275 0.6× 412 1.0× 401 1.4× 115 0.4× 8 1.2k
Kazumasa Horikawa Japan 19 1.2k 1.1× 441 1.0× 502 1.3× 196 0.7× 162 0.6× 32 1.5k
Jennifer W. Mitchell United States 16 760 0.7× 431 1.0× 235 0.6× 201 0.7× 242 0.9× 20 1.1k
Jérôme S. Menet United States 23 1.7k 1.6× 586 1.3× 546 1.4× 743 2.6× 598 2.2× 34 2.4k
Markus Stratmann Switzerland 10 1.4k 1.3× 349 0.8× 817 2.1× 420 1.5× 398 1.5× 12 2.0k
Analyne Schroeder United States 15 821 0.8× 663 1.5× 275 0.7× 144 0.5× 206 0.8× 17 1.2k
Shin-ichiro Kanno Japan 11 1.0k 0.9× 385 0.9× 378 1.0× 556 2.0× 480 1.8× 20 1.5k
Martin Reick United States 9 1.5k 1.4× 446 1.0× 683 1.7× 423 1.5× 480 1.8× 10 2.2k
Ludovic S. Mure United States 15 1.1k 1.0× 441 1.0× 356 0.9× 106 0.4× 440 1.6× 18 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Akihito Adachi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Akihito Adachi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Adachi, Akihito, Atsuko Fujioka, Mamoru Nagano, et al.. (2013). Helix-loop-helix Protein Id2 Stabilizes Mammalian Circadian Oscillation Under Constant Light Conditions. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 30(12). 1011–1018. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Zhifang, Takafumi Sakai, Hiroko Tsukamura, et al.. (2011). Circadian transcriptional factor DBP regulates expression of Kiss1 in the anteroventral periventricular nucleus. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 339(1-2). 90–97. 22 indexed citations
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Miura, Kaoru, et al.. (2009). Cgr11 encodes a secretory protein involved in cell adhesion. European Journal of Cell Biology. 88(9). 521–529. 7 indexed citations
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Nagano, Mamoru, Akihito Adachi, Koh‐hei Masumoto, Elizabeth L. Meyer-Bernstein, & Yasufumi Shigeyoshi. (2009). rPer1 and rPer2 induction during phases of the circadian cycle critical for light resetting of the circadian clock. Brain Research. 1289. 37–48. 16 indexed citations
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Okubo, Yusuke, Kazuto Ikemoto, Chihiro Tsutsui, et al.. (2008). DNA Introduction into Living Cells by Water Droplet Impact with an Electrospray Process. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 47(8). 1429–1431. 20 indexed citations
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Okubo, Yusuke, Kazuto Ikemoto, Chihiro Tsutsui, et al.. (2008). DNA Introduction into Living Cells by Water Droplet Impact with an Electrospray Process. Angewandte Chemie. 120(8). 1451–1453. 1 indexed citations
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Zheng, Jun, et al.. (2007). Hypophyseal corticosteroids stimulate somatotrope differentiation in the embryonic chicken pituitary gland. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 129(3). 357–365. 10 indexed citations
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Nagano, Mamoru, Akihito Adachi, Ken‐ichi Nakahama, et al.. (2003). An Abrupt Shift in the Day/Night Cycle Causes Desynchrony in the Mammalian Circadian Center. Journal of Neuroscience. 23(14). 6141–6151. 211 indexed citations
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Ueda, Hiroki R., Wenbin Chen, Akihito Adachi, et al.. (2002). A transcription factor response element for gene expression during circadian night. Nature. 418(6897). 534–539. 709 indexed citations breakdown →
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Adachi, Akihito, et al.. (2002). Functional melatonin receptors and metabolic coupling in cultured chick astrocytes. Glia. 39(3). 268–278. 46 indexed citations
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Adachi, Akihito, et al.. (1999). The relationship between ocular melatonin and dopamine rhythms in the pigeon: effects of melatonin inhibition on dopamine release. Brain Research. 815(2). 435–440. 21 indexed citations
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Okano, Toshiyuki, et al.. (1998). Identification of rhodopsin in the pigeon deep brain. FEBS Letters. 424(1-2). 53–56. 68 indexed citations
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Ebihara, Shizufumi, et al.. (1997). In vivo Microdialysis Studies of Pineal and Ocular Melatonin Rhythms in Birds. Neurosignals. 6(4-6). 233–240. 16 indexed citations
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Okano, Toshiyuki, Atsushi Nakamura, Kanjun Hirunagi, et al.. (1997). Immunocytochemical identification of pinopsin in pineal glands of chicken and pigeon. Molecular Brain Research. 50(1-2). 190–196. 48 indexed citations
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Adachi, Akihito, Minoru Hasegawa, & Shizufumi Ebihara. (1995). Measurement of circadian rhythms of ocular melatonin in the pigeon by in vivo microdialysis. Neuroreport. 7(1). 286–288. 15 indexed citations
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Adachi, Akihito, Minoru Hasegawa, & Shizufumi Ebihara. (1995). Measurement of circadian rhythms of ocular melatonin in the pigeon by in vivo microdialysis.. PubMed. 7(1). 286–8. 15 indexed citations
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Hirunagi, Kanjun, et al.. (1994). Electron-microscopic investigations of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-like immunoreactive terminal formations in the lateral septum of the pigeon. Cell and Tissue Research. 278(2). 415–418. 17 indexed citations
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Hirunagi, Kanjun, et al.. (1994). Electron-microscopic investigations of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-like immunoreactive terminal formations in the lateral septum of the pigeon. Cell and Tissue Research. 278(2). 415–418. 2 indexed citations

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